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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2015; 04(01): 038-041
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1549063
Case Report

Isolated Cerebral Mucormycosis in an Immunocompetent Patient—A Case Report

R. Hari Kishore Reddy
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Kamineni Hospitals, L B Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Subodh Raju
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Kamineni Hospitals, L B Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Abstract

Isolated Infection of central nervous system by the family Mucoraceae is a rare but life-threatening infection. We present a case of isolated cerebral mucormycosis in a 53-year-old immunocompetent woman without any rhinoorbital focus. She underwent excision biopsy followed by treatment with amphotericin B, resulting in resolution of symptoms clinically and the lesion radiologically.

Keywords

isolated - cerebral mucormycosis - immunocompetent - fungal infection - amphotericin B


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Publication Date:
21 March 2015 (online)

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